Jets 3, Devils 0

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WINNIPEG Al Montoya made 24 saves for his fourth NHL shutout and Evander Kane scored twice in Winnipeg's victory over New Jersey on Sunday night.

The Jets snapped a three-game losing streak to improve to 3-3-0.

Kane opened the scoring early in the second period, carrying the puck the length of the ice and banking it off Devils defenseman Andy Greene's leg and past goalie Cory Schneider. The goal came after New Jersey (0-3-3) failed to score on a two-man advantage.

Kane added an empty-net goal with 57 seconds remaining for his third of the season, and Andrew Ladd beat Schneider 20 seconds later.

Montoya was making his first start of the season. His best save came in the second period, when he stopped Patrik Elias point blank after a turnover in the neutral zone.

“The team was communicating with me and really letting me see the puck,” Montoya said. “It's forwards coming back to help out the (defensemen), (defensemen) coming back to help out the goalie. Selflessness out there — that's what we want our identity to be.”

Jets coach Claude Noel juggled the roster after the three straight losses, putting Kane alongside Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler on the top line for the first time this season.

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